Library Administration: Threory and Practice

692 Pages·1973·17.744 MB·English

by  R.L. Mittal

LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION
THEORY AND PRACTICE
Other books by the Author
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1. Dictionary Catalogue: A Practical Manual R.L. Mital
and Sbamsher Gupta, 1966.
2. Public Library Law: An international survey, 1969.
3. Dimension of Indian Librariansbip (Under Preparation).
4. Manual of Library Organisation (Under Preparation).
5. Library Legislation in India (Ready for Press).
LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION
THEORY AND PRACTICE
By
Dr. R. L. MITTAL
M,A.~ B.A. (Hons.) LL.B. .. Dip. Lib. Sc. (f)elhi} .., Ph. D.
Lecturer in Library Science,
Deparrment of Library Science,
Gauhati University, Gauhati.
WITH A FOREWORD
By
Padmasbri Dr. S.R. RANGANATflAN
M.A., D. Litt., (De/hO, D. Lift. (Pittsburgh, U.S.A.) L. T., FL.A.
National Research Professor in Library Science
and Hony. Professor, Documentation Research
and Training Centre, Bangalore.
Third Enlarged Edition
1973
Metropolitan Book Co. (Private) Ltd"
1, NETAJI SUBHASH MARG, DELHI-6
Published by
Shri B.V. Gupta, Managing Director~
Metropolitan Book Co. (Pvt.) Ltd.,
1, Netaji Subhash Marg, Delhi-6.
First Edition February, 1964
Second Revised & Enlarged Edition October, 1969
Third Et\lar~ed Edi.ti(H\ May, 1911
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My
Revered Father
Late Shri Siri Ram 111ittal

FOREWORD
Welcome to this book, Library Administration: Theory and
Practice into the increasing company of Indian books on Library
Science. A long cherishel wish that books on the subject should
come from all parts of India and every year has begun to be ful
filled during the last few years.
The present book gives a compendious account of the
organisation and administration of a library.
R.L. Mittal, the author of the book, studied Library Science
with me in the University of Delhi about a decade ago. He struck
me then as a librarian of promise. During the last ten years, he
has added considerably to his experience both by work in libraries
and by the teaching of Library S~ience. His performance has
justified the early promise.
As the Gita sayS, one must identify oneself with one's
vocation almost to the exclusion of all the other tempting interests.
This is work-chastity. It is a virtue to be cultivated with
presistence. Evidently, Mittal has been doing it all these ten years.
The experiences gained either in library work or in class-room
work are being evidently carried by him wherever he goes, He
meditates on them. He makes permutations and com binations of
all the e][periences in as many ways as possible. His ideas grow
thereby.
When they are sufficiently mature, he expresses them in his
own way. This is a well-known way to engage one's life totally in
one's profession and, if possible, to enrich the profession with one's
own contributions. I congratulate Mittal on having adopted this
way of life early enough. I look forward to many more books
from him.
S.R. Ranganathan.
l,d February. 1964.
Documentation Research &: Training Centre,
Banzalore-3.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword by Padmashri Dr. S.R. Ranganathan
Ta hIe of Conten ts
Conspectus to the Third Edition
Conspectus to the Second Edition
Conspectus to the First Edition
Part I. Place and Purpose of a Library
Chapter Pages
1. Philosophy of Librarianship 3-12
2. Library in Education 13-22
3. Ethics of Librarianship 23-32
Part 11. Theory of Library Administration and Management
4. Library Administration: Functions and
Principles 35-71
5. Library Authority and Library Committee ... 73-104
6. Personnel Administration in Libraries 105-153
7. Library Financing, Budgeting and Accounting 155-190
Part Ill. Technical Services
8. Book Selection and Acquisition 193-229
9. Processing Work 231-249
Part IV. Maintenance Services
10. Work 253-285
Maintenanl~e
11. Book Binding and Preservation of Library
Materials 287-333
12. Care and Repair of Books and Building
and Equipment 335-359
13. Stock Verification and Stock Rectification 361-375
Part V. Readers' Services
14. Reference Service 379-393
15. Periodicals Work 395-437
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